The International Journal of Nursing and Clinical Care publishes high-quality scholarly work that advances nursing science, clinical practice, education, and healthcare delivery. The journal emphasizes evidence-based, patient-centered, and interdisciplinary approaches that improve health outcomes across diverse populations and healthcare settings.

1. Medical-Surgical Nursing

Research focusing on the assessment, care, and management of adult patients with acute and chronic medical-surgical conditions, including perioperative nursing, rehabilitation nursing, and specialty clinical practices.

2. Community and Public Health Nursing

Studies addressing population-based healthcare, health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology, community health interventions, rural and urban health services, and public health policy.

3. Maternal and Child Health Nursing

Research on prenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and neonatal care, maternal wellbeing, child health promotion, immunization, nutrition, and family-centered care practices.

4. Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing

Studies related to mental health assessment, psychiatric care, psychosocial interventions, substance abuse management, therapeutic communication, and mental health promotion.

5. Pediatric and Geriatric Nursing

Research focusing on nursing care for infants, children, adolescents, and older adults, including developmental health, aging-related conditions, geriatric syndromes, and long-term care.

6. Critical Care and Emergency Nursing

Studies on intensive and emergency care practices, trauma nursing, life-saving interventions, disaster preparedness, triage systems, and advanced life support nursing.

7. Nursing Education and Curriculum Development

Research addressing nursing pedagogy, curriculum design, competency-based education, simulation-based learning, clinical teaching strategies, and faculty development.

8. Nursing Leadership, Administration, and Management

Studies focusing on healthcare leadership, nursing administration, workforce management, organizational behavior, healthcare policy, and quality improvement initiatives.

9. Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Research emphasizing the integration of best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to improve nursing interventions and healthcare outcomes.

10. Clinical Research and Nursing Informatics

Studies on clinical nursing research methodologies, health informatics, electronic health records, telehealth, digital health technologies, and data-driven nursing practices.

11. Patient Safety and Quality of Care

Research addressing patient safety initiatives, risk management, quality assurance, clinical audits, healthcare standards, and strategies to reduce medical errors.

12. Chronic Disease Management and Palliative Care

Studies focusing on long-term disease management, symptom control, pain management, end-of-life care, hospice services, and holistic approaches to patient comfort.

13. Infection Control and Epidemiology

Research on infection prevention, hospital-acquired infections, antimicrobial stewardship, epidemiological surveillance, and public health preparedness.

14. Midwifery and Women’s Health

Studies related to midwifery practices, reproductive health, family planning, gynecological nursing, and women-centered healthcare services.

15. Primary Healthcare and Family Nursing

Research emphasizing primary care delivery, family-centered nursing, preventive healthcare, health education, and continuity of care across the lifespan.

16. Ethics, Legal Issues, and Professional Practice in Nursing

Studies addressing ethical decision-making, legal responsibilities, professional standards, patient rights, nursing codes of conduct, and ethical challenges in clinical practice.

With a strong focus on clinical excellence, ethical practice, innovation, and evidence-based care, the International Journal of Nursing and Clinical Care aims to foster scholarly exchange and support nursing research that enhances healthcare quality and patient outcomes globally.